, 1887-02-16
Secretary MannIng's Resignation.

Secretary Manning in regard to the latter
withdrawal from the cabinet was made
pablo this evening:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, WASHING
TON, Feb. IA, lSS7.-MY DEAR SIRE
view of the near adjournment of congress
and in order that time may suffice for the
selection and confirmation of my successor,
l desire again to place my resignation Of
the Office Of secretary of tine treasury in
your hands, and trust YOU will deem its
acceptance no detriment to the public
service. When you requested me las,
june to delay insisting upon the accept
ance of my resignation. as again in our
conferences last October you honored me
with such terms of personal consideration
and expressed SO grave a decision in re
spect to the requirements Of the public
service that it was impossible to question
my duty or forget your kindness. have
not spared myself in the endeavor to com
ply with your wish, and to contribute to
the support of the policies which have
illustrated your administration. The ap-
preaching end OF the fsrty-niuth congress
marks a period in your own term of office
and in the division of the political calen-
dar. If a change must occur in the heads
of departments and at your council board,
it is clear that your personal convenience
and public interests are best subserved
should it occur now; moreover. the inan-
cial situation is to be seriously different
from that which opened before us when
the present congress entered upon its life
and upon opportunities created by the
transfer of the peoples trust to new hands.
In this most critical condition, the circum-
spect execution of wise fiscal policy, or of
administrative reform. the collection and
disbursement of our colossal evenu is
not alone demanded, though labors such
as these have exacted and exhibited the
abilities of our foremost statesmen since
the construction of our government. But
there is also an exhausting round of daily
administrative tasks which, however sub
ordinate and clerical, an efficient secretary
of the treasury cannot, or should not
evade. These are tasks beyond my pres
ent strength. l therefore submit to your
considerate judgement, that in asking a
release by the 4th of March, or as soon as
you may select my successor, | fulfill a
family duty that may now be permitted
to outweigh the duty of accepting longer
that assignment of public service which
two years age you did me the honor to
make, and returning to the ranks of that
great party which has called you to its
head, l shall still hope to follow its for
tunes under your successful guidance
with a fellow citizens loyal pride. Very
respectfully yours,
DANIEL MANNING.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON,
Feb. l5.-To Hon. Daniel Manning,
Secretary Of the Treasury: My DEAR
SIR-Your formal letter of resignation
which | have received, though not entirely
unexpected, presents the reality of a sew
erance of our official relations and causes
me the deepest regret. This is tempered
only by the knowledge that the frank and
friendly relations which have existed be
tween us are still to continue. l refer to
these because such personal relations sup
ply, after all, whatever of comfort and
pleasure the world affords, and because l
feel it to be almost superhous to speak Of
the aid and support you have furnished
to the administration Of the government
during the time you have directed the at
fairs of an exacting and laborious Office
which you now seek to surrender. Your
labors, your achievements, your success
and your devotion to public duty are fully
seen and known, and they challenge the
appreciation and gratitude OF all your
countrymen. Since | must at last relin-
quish my hope of your continuance at my
side as councillor and %co-laborer,
and since | cannot question the reasons
upon which your request to be relieved
is based, it only remains for me to accept
the resignation you have rendered, and to
express my profound thanks for all that
you have done for me in sharing manfully
my labors and perplexities of the past two
years. feel that | may still ask of you
that the LIST day of April next be fixed as
the date at which your resignation shall
take effect, and that you will SO regulate
what remains to you of your official duty
in the meantime as to secure that measure
Of freedom from the vexatious labor which
you have so justly earned.
With the earnest hope that in any path
Of life you may hereafter follow there may
be allowed to you more Of comfort and Of
ease than a conscientious discharge of
duty here permits, | am, very sincerely,
your friend, GROVER CLEVELAND.
The president will nominate a successor
to Secretary Manning before the adjourn
ment of congress, but his appointment
will not take effect, however, before
April l..
Suicide of a Prominent Lawyer.
LANCASTER, Pa, Feb. 15.-William
A. Wilson. 4 prominent member Of the
Lancaster bar and n well known ~political